| Acronym | Meaning |
| EDC | EROS Data Center |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time (repl. By UTC) |
| UHF | Ultra High Frequency |
| GARS | GOES Archive And Retrieval System |
| SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Experiment (EOS) |
| HRIR | High Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| VISIT | Virtual Institute For Satellite Integration Training (NWS) |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| SDS | Satellite Data Services |
| CH4 | Methane |